Falco subbuteo Linnaeus 1758 (Family Falconidae)

Migratory Nester; Territory: 3ha
Length: 30-36cm; Wingspan: 82-92cm; Weight: Male 131-232g, Female 141-340g;
3 Eggs: June - July (28-31 Days); Young: July - August (28-34 Days);
Migration: April - May (Earliest: 25.4), September - October (Latest: 10.9);
Moult: November - January

Biotopes:
Meadows
Nest:
(6 - 32 m)

Isolated Fagus sylvatica
Old Corvus Nest
Principal Food:
Lepidoptera

Flying Formicidae

Coleoptera

Odonata

Hirundinidae

Apus apus

Motacillidae

Alauda arvensis


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